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United States historic place
Posi-ouinge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Posi-ouinge is located in New MexicoPosi-ouinge
Nearest cityOjo Caliente, New Mexico
Coordinates36°18′19″N 106°03′06″W / 36.30521389°N 106.0516036°W / 36.30521389; -106.0516036
Area23.5 acres (9.5 ha)
MPSLate Prehistoric Cultural Developments Along the Rio Chama and Tributaries MPS
NRHP reference No.93000675
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1993

Posi-ouinge is an archeological site in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico and Taos County, New Mexico near Ojo Caliente. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its information potential.

The Bureau of Land Management reports:

Posi-Ouinge, the 'Greenness Pueblo,' is a large prehistoric village dated to the 13th through the 16th centuries AD. The pueblo may have had well over 2,000 rooms, making it one of the largest in the southwest. The village was inhabited by Tewa Indians whose descendants now live near the Rio Grande in the Espanola area. The word 'Tewa' refers to a group of Puebloan inhabitants living along the northern Rio Grande and speaking a similar language. Today, the pueblo lies above the hot springs resort at Ojo Caliente. A short, self-guided hike beginning just west of the Mineral Spring Hotel takes you up onto the river terrace above and then around the site through room blocks and to vistas with beautiful views of the Ojo Caliente valley.

Access to the trail is behind the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort at 50 Los Banos Drive in Ojo Caliente.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "BLM Recreation Map: Posi-ouinge". Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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